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Capt John Oliver Davis

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Capt John Oliver Davis

Birth
Jasper, Pickens County, Georgia, USA
Death
24 Apr 1902 (aged 80)
New Site, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA
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New Site, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
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Age at Enlistment: 40....Enlisted 15 March 1862 at Daviston AL "for three years" in Captain L.P. Hamner's Company of Volunteers (later Co B); Appears on Muster Roll of Co B dated 13 May 1862 at Auburn AL as 1st Lieutenant; As 1st Lieutenant, is in command of Co B upon resignation of Capt Hamner; Signed numerous forms/requisitions at Columbus MS as company commander; Promoted to Captain to rank from 10 July 1862; WIA Corinth MS 3-5 Oct 1862; WIA seriously (shot in wrist) at Vicksburg MS and signed his parole in the field at Vicksburg MS on 9 July 1863 as Captain of Company B of the 37th AL Infantry CSA; Hospitalized at Enterprise MS on 18 Sep 1863; Resigned as Captain 28 Jan 1864 at Dalton GA due to wound from Vicksburg: "... gunshot wound of right wrist fractured radius and part of bone taken away..."; Resignation accepted by Special Order No. 23, A. & I. G. O. by command of the Secretary of War; SEE Personal Papers of Moses B Green, Co A of 37th AL; Born 16 Dec 1821- died 24 Apr 1902 and buried at Bethlehem Cem., Tallapoosa County
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Age at Enlistment: 40....Enlisted 15 March 1862 at Daviston AL "for three years" in Captain L.P. Hamner's Company of Volunteers (later Co B); Appears on Muster Roll of Co B dated 13 May 1862 at Auburn AL as 1st Lieutenant; As 1st Lieutenant, is in command of Co B upon resignation of Capt Hamner; Signed numerous forms/requisitions at Columbus MS as company commander; Promoted to Captain to rank from 10 July 1862; WIA Corinth MS 3-5 Oct 1862; WIA seriously (shot in wrist) at Vicksburg MS and signed his parole in the field at Vicksburg MS on 9 July 1863 as Captain of Company B of the 37th AL Infantry CSA; Hospitalized at Enterprise MS on 18 Sep 1863; Resigned as Captain 28 Jan 1864 at Dalton GA due to wound from Vicksburg: "... gunshot wound of right wrist fractured radius and part of bone taken away..."; Resignation accepted by Special Order No. 23, A. & I. G. O. by command of the Secretary of War; SEE Personal Papers of Moses B Green, Co A of 37th AL; Born 16 Dec 1821- died 24 Apr 1902 and buried at Bethlehem Cem., Tallapoosa County
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  • Created by: StubbyTate
  • Added: Sep 26, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42403328/john_oliver-davis: accessed ), memorial page for Capt John Oliver Davis (16 Dec 1821–24 Apr 1902), Find a Grave Memorial ID 42403328, citing Bethlehem-New Salem Cemetery, New Site, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by StubbyTate (contributor 46853503).